13,736 CNYers had illegal judgments filed against them
Delen Goldberg - The Post-Standard - July 22, 2009
State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced today that he is suing two debt collectors and 35 law firms, including some in Central New York, for illegally obtaining default judgments against thousands of New Yorkers.
More than 100,000 victims statewide had default judgments filed against them -- meaning their bank accounts were frozen and their credit scores shot -- after a process server, American Legal Process, falsified debt collection documents, Cuomo said.
The law firms Cuomo is suing relied on ALP and failed to notice paperwork discrepancies, the Attorney General said.
ALP lied to courts saying workers had tried numerous times to contact debtors about lawsuits pending against them, Cuomo said. In fact, ALP had never tried to contact the people, leaving them unaware they had been sued until the case was over and their bank accounts were frozen.
Cuomo said 13,736 Central New Yorkers fell victim to the scam.
13,736 CNYers had illegal judgments filed against them
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